Synopses & Reviews
Psychology and Law offers the definitive perspective on the practical application of psychological research to the law. Authors Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol emphasize the various roles psychologists and other mental health professionals can play throughout the text. Insight is offered into the application of psychology in criminal and non-criminal matters. Topics such as family law, insanity, police interrogation, jury selection and decision making, involuntary civil commitment, and various civil capacities are included. This comprehensive text examines complex material in detail and explains it in an easy-to-read way. The authors emphasize the major contributions psychological research has made to the law, and encourage critical analysis through examples of court cases, high-profile current events, and research.
“The writing is concise and student-friendly. . . . The text incorporates contemporary cases and information and maintains a good balance between the important issues in psychology and law.”
—Barbara Abbott, New England College
Synopsis
Written by two authors who have successfully reached and enlightened thousands of undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice and psychology, Psychology and Law presents the key legal principles and psychological guidelines and research that impact criminal law in the United States. Supported by numerous examples from the proceedings in well-known criminal cases, photos, focusing on key court cases in special interest boxes, the book is readable and contemporary for today’s students.